tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post6688616917884176873..comments2016-12-06T18:11:59.074+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Rush hourDavid Hembrowhttps://plus.google.com/114578085331408050106noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-7140723302245007932010-07-14T01:02:31.667+02:002010-07-14T01:02:31.667+02:00I&#39;m currently staying in Assen and I simply ca...I&#39;m currently staying in Assen and I simply can&#39;t believe it! This is Paradise on Earth when it comes to cycling. Yesterday, I covered anything between 30-50km, simply cycling with no specific destination and enjoyed every single second of it. The junction in the video? Went through there a couple of times because I tend to lose my way when I&#39;m not focused ;).januhhhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-68759800342759298322010-03-06T00:45:00.191+01:002010-03-06T00:45:00.191+01:00@David: oh yeah, and you couldn&#39;t see a single...@David: oh yeah, and you couldn&#39;t see a single obese person in the vid. :)<br />@Sarah: Blaming the risk on the one who suffers from it, instead of the one, who causes it, is not the solution. <br />It is the problem.Lacahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533000111449473686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-87148651548955894412009-01-09T07:43:00.000+01:002009-01-09T07:43:00.000+01:00Sarah, people do not wear helmets here. There is n...Sarah, people do not wear helmets here. There is nothing remotely foolish about this. Cyclists in this country are 17 times safer than American cyclists per km travelled.<BR/><BR/>The Netherlands has made the environment safe for cyclists instead of moving the onus onto cyclists to protect themselves by the not actually very effective measure of wearing a helmet.<BR/><BR/>The result is that David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-78204624953411058172009-01-09T00:17:00.000+01:002009-01-09T00:17:00.000+01:00That is awesome! I wish more rush hours in the U.S...That is awesome! I wish more rush hours in the U.S. looked like that.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I saw a single person with a helmet on, though. Do people just not wear helmets there? The vast majority of the cycling I do is commuting like the folks in this video, but I would stick out like sore thumb since I insist on wearing a helmet; it just seems foolish to me to take a risk of not wearing one.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574708176612065071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-54074169643287413352008-12-08T15:21:00.000+01:002008-12-08T15:21:00.000+01:00There are actually a few give-way markings. They a...There are actually a few give-way markings. They are visible about 50 seconds into the video on a cycle path from the right and look like white triangles.<BR/><BR/>For any junction without such markings you give way to traffic from the right (the same applies whether you are driving or cycling or whether what you are giving way to is a cyclist or a driver). It works very smoothly.<BR/><BR/>There David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-34558839208688003352008-12-08T14:55:00.000+01:002008-12-08T14:55:00.000+01:00I see no Give Way signs or markings as cycle lanes...I see no Give Way signs or markings as cycle lanes intersect. <BR/><BR/>I assume this is because personal injury would result from inconsiderate cycling, unlike driving a car where biggest vehicle wins through 'might has right' attitudes, and the isolation from responsibility that comes with being insde a metal box.<BR/><BR/>I know that if UK Highway engineers ever got this close to implementing matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130303798125076584noreply@blogger.com